Information for Providers

The Mobility Clinic provides additional primary care to persons living with spinal cord injury or other health conditions that impact mobility (e.g., ALS, MS, Parkinson’s disease, stroke, arthritis).

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The Mobility Clinic aims to help patients and their primary care providers with health care needs that are difficult to manage due to disability or accessibility issues. This could include a patient who has difficulty getting onto a typical high examination table and would benefit from the use of a more accessible examination room equipped with an electronic lowering exam table and overhead ceiling lift, or just more time for a detailed assessment. Primary care practitioners may also refer patients to address a specific issue, such as walking assessments for falls.

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Depending on patient needs and clinic availability, patients are triaged to one of two locations. In some cases, the Mobility Clinic staff will see patients in their own homes/living environment for assessment. Assessments are typically 1-1.5 hours in length.

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At the Mobility Clinic, patients are seen by an interprofessional team, including a physician, nurse, chiropractor, and occupational therapist; other health care professionals are available as needed, including a social worker, pharmacist, or physiotherapist. The team provides a comprehensive assessment and works with the patient to develop a care plan, which is shared with the patient’s regular primary care practitioner.

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The Mobility Clinic provides follow-up via telephone calls, return visits, and/or house calls.